Arundhati Roys Fictional World : A Collection of Critical Essays

Contents Preface 1 Reversing the gear a critique of Arundhati Roys the God of small things 1997AN Dwivedi 2 Communism in the eyes of Arundhati Roy BD Sharma 3 The God of small things behind the Veneer of popularity the ephemeral and eternal JP Tripathi 4 The small God made big Arundhati Roys the God of small things KM Pandey 5 Arundhati Roys the God of small things a study of theme language and sytel Mallikarjun Patil 6 Locusts stand I some feminine aspects of the God of small things Mohit K Roy 7 Language and human psyche an analysis of the God of small things OP Budholia 8 Arundhati Roy in the light of linguistics and literary criticism Rama Kundu 9 The God of small things a tale of Mombattis brave struggle Ranjana Harish 10 The big and the small things an interpretation of the God of small thingsSheobhushan Shukla 11 The magic wand of Arundhati Roy the strategy of words in the God of small things Asha Choubey 12 Setting the scale straight socio political concerns in Arundhati Roys fiction AN Dwivedi Index Arundhati Roy created ripples on the surface of Indian English fictions with her navel The God of Small Things 1997 This novel was a forceful plea for the upliftment of the downtrodden and the have notes in Indian society The untouchables and the women are the focal points here and they are the two sections of our society who have suffered worst though the ages Arundhati Roys Fictional World contains a collection of twelve critical essays contributed by some eminent scholars perspective or an angle of approach of their respective authors and have a bearing on The God of Small things and present a composite picture of its creator highlighting both her merits and weaknesses The book acquaints us with Arundhati Roys remarkable power of communication her dynamic dexterity in coining fresh words and phrases and her unmistable sense of music and harmony She is unquestionable modernist in her approach and style jacket 148 pp.…